What's the Law Say?

By Legal Aid of West Virginia

Welcome to Legal Aid of WV’s podcast, What’s the Law Say? Each episode, Legal Director Clint Adams</

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What's the Law Say? episodes:

January 30, 2024 32 - WV WORKS Program and Services
In this episode of What's the Law Say?, Clint visits with Melissa Coffman to discuss the WV Works program and the partnership with LAWV. WV Works, known as TANF in the past, is a program designed to assist low income families to develop necessary job skills and provides additional tools to help recipients become self-sufficient. LAWV partners with this program to provide necessary legal assistance to eligible families to assist in addressing legal issues that create barriers to self-sufficiency.
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November 17, 2023 31 - Foreclosure with Mountain State Justice
Clint continues his discussion with Sarah Brown, Executive Director of Mountain State Justice. They dive deeper into issues relating to mortgage foreclosure and discuss options available to borrowers to avoid foreclosure such as loan modifications and deed in lieu of foreclosure. They also discuss the foreclosure process to assist anyone in the process to better understand the rights afforded to borrowers. Our thanks to Sarah Brown and Mountain State Justice for joining us on this edition of What's the Law Say?
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November 17, 2023 30 - Debt Collection with Mountain State Justice
In this edition of What's the Law Say, Clint visits with Sarah Brown, Executive Director of Mountain State Justice. Mountain State Justice is a non-profit law-firm that assists consumers in debt collection cases and foreclosure defense on behalf of debtors. In this episode they discuss general consumer law protections including in cases of consumer credit cards, car loans and other secured transactions. They cover general protections for consumers outlined in both federal and West Virginia law as it relates to unfair debt collection practices. This is part 1 of a 2 part series. Part 2 will focus primarily on foreclosure law.
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30min
November 03, 2023 29 - Veterans Services
In this special Veteran's Day edition, Clint visits with Phillip Pham, Veteran's attorney at LAWV. They discuss issues specific to those who have served our country including the ability to upgrade a discharge, how to apply for Veteran's benefits and guidance from the VA and the Pact Act that may increase eligibility for veteran's benefits for many veterans. Many veterans should consider re-applying for benefits based on this guidance.
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32min
October 11, 2023 28 - Debt and Bankruptcy
Clint talks with Andy Nason, President of LAWV's Board of Directors and practicing bankruptcy attorney. They chat about how a bankruptcy court can discharge debt and, in some cases, reorganize debts. They cover the differences between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy and what it takes to be eligible to file bankruptcy. They also discuss the differences between secured debts (i.e. real estate, cars, even furniture) and unsecured debts.
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31min
September 12, 2023 27 - Starting Your Own Business
Clint visits with John Williams, former transactions law attorney, about the basics of starting a business in West Virginia. John and Clint cover corporate entities available in West Virginia, including partnerships, LLC, and corporations. They also discuss tax implications and other pros and cons of these options. More information about how to start your own business can be found at business4wv.gov.
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31min
June 28, 2023 26 - Medical Cannabis and MAT (Medically Assisted Treatment) in Recovery
Clint and attorney Brendan Wood discuss West Virginia's medical cannabis law including the interplay with federal law, pitfalls for recipients and application process. They also cover the distinctions between Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) and medical cannabis and provisions to protect people receiving treatment in recovery.
Resources that are mentioned and may be helpful can be found at:
FAQ - Patients_Caregivers_03.18.21_Final.pdf (wv.gov)
Act/Rules (wv.gov)
MED-MARIJUANA.PDF (hud.gov)
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32min
May 31, 2023 25 - Medicaid Benefits in WV
Clint is joined by LAWV staff attorney Rachel Fetty to discuss the Medicaid program in West Virginia. They talk about the appeals process, what Medicaid covers, low-cost health insurance, how it interacts with other insurances and appealing a denial of Medicaid or of any service Medicaid didn't cover that your doctor deemed a medical necessity. They also talk about reviews pending from the unwinding of COVID-19 pandemic aspects of Medicaid.
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32min
May 16, 2023 24 - Problems with Social Security Overpayments
Clint Adams and LAWV attorney Kira Maunz talk about Social Security benefits, specifically what happens when someone receiving benefits gets an overpayment notice, meaning Social Security has overpaid their benefits and oftentimes are asking the person receiving benefits pay them back. Kira and Clint talk about how to work with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to stop overpayments or handle the overpayment once you get a notice. Kira also discusses what kinds of benefits and decisions are made at SSA.
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April 28, 2023 23 - Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
Clint Adams is joined by Legal Aid of WV paralegal Vanessa Beam to discuss Social Security and Supplementary Security Income (SSI) Benefits. What steps should you take to apply for these programs? What is a “compassionate allowance” or a “fast track” plan? At what point are you eligible to receive Social Security benefits? What do you need to prove eligibility for SSI? What does a Continues Disability Review (CDR) entail and how often are they conducted?
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How many episodes does What's the Law Say? have?

The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.